This Is What It’s Like to Try to Take a Selfie With Hillary Clinton

At a recent campaign stop in Orlando, Hillary Clinton stood on a small podium, waving at a crowd of admirers. Except nearly every single supporter had their backs turned to her — not because of a protest, but because they wanted proof that they were in the room with the Democratic presidential nominee.

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Clinton stopped by the “overflow room” at a campaign event for the mass selfie, which was documented by campaign photographer Barbara Kinney. According to Quartz, this wasn’t actually a spontaneous moment; rather, Clinton told the crowd, “Anyone who wants a selfie, turn around right now.” But it’s still fascinating to see everyone give it a try, in unison.

Clinton campaign staffer Victor Ng first shared the photo on Twitter with the caption, “2016, y’all.” The post went viral, with tens of thousands of retweets and shares. Of course, people took the opportunity to mock Millennials and “selfie culture,” pointing out that people used to be more present when they were taking part in a historic moment.

And to be fair, everyone else stood facing Clinton most of the time. But they definitely still had their phones out.

Barbara Kinney/Hillary for America

Because if you didn’t make it into the main rally space but decided to wait in the “overflow room” for the tiniest chance to see Hillary Clinton, nobody should judge you for documenting the hell out of that brief moment. You stood waiting forever, and when are you going to get a photo op like that again? (Plus, think of all the likes you’ll get on Instagram. Priorities, people.)

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